Morning journal and courier., 1887-03-31
The Electric Light on Trains.

BOSTON, March 30-A train lighted by tn Julian electric light system left here for NeV 1 York at 4:30 D. m. today. This is the frs | experiment with this light on any railroad il l the United States.
 THE INTER-STATE COMPASSION l In Washington and Ready to go te I Work.
 WASHINGTON, March 3O-Inte1- State Com merce Commissioner Aldace Walker arrived in town this afternoon and is quartered al the Arlington. He was not prepared to ex press an opinion upon questions to come be- fore the commission. He said, however, that he thought the interstate law would prove of mutual benefit to the railroads and to the people after it was put in thorough opera tion, and believed that the disposition of certain roads to make the operation of the bill instantsneously distasteful to the people was to create speedy prejudice with the masses. Judge Cooley arrived here at 8 o'clock to- night and found bevy of newspaper men waiting to interview him. He excused him self on account of not having eaten anything for some time. MT. Schoonmaker is expect ed late tonight. Captain Bragg will arrive late tomorrow, and it is likely that the com mission will proceed about noon to pay their respects to the President, and later they will assemble and take the first steps toward organizing.
 THE CZAR,s LIFE IN PERIL. Another Unsuccessful Attempt Made
 to Kill Him.
 BERLIN, March 30.-A dispatch from St. Petersburg says it is authentically stated that another attempt on the life of the Czar was made at Galschina yesterday and that his majesty escaped uninjured.
 LONDON, March 3O-No news of the at tempt to kill the Czar at Gatsehina yesterday has been received by the Russian ambassador here notwithstanding the confrmatory re. ports alleged to have been received at Der lin
 ST. PETERSBURG, March 3O.-The Czar and Petersburg on Thursday for the purpose of attending concert arranged under the auspices of the military officers. Already the necessary precautions to ensure the safe are complete. The usual escort will be largely augmented and guards will be sta tioned in close order along the route.
 BERLIN, March 30.-D;spatches received from other sources to night confirm tGe re- port telegraphed from St. Petersburg that another attempt was made yesterday to as- sassinate the Czar. No particulars have yet
 
 plot was not successful.
 AN EXPRESS MESSENGER SHOT. A Daring Robbery On The West Shore
 During Seven Minute Kun.
 UTICA, N. Y., March 30.-"Telegraph Hutt, at Albany, that have been shot and robbed" These were the words uttered by Express Messenger Lake running on train No. 56 on the West Shore road which arrived in Utica at 11:16 tonight when he was found lying in his car bleeding from wound in his shoulder. While the train was making the run between Clarks Mills and this city-a run of seven minutes-a party of men board ed it between the baggage and express cars, shot the messenger and attempted robbery, but with what result or how severely the messenger was injured could not be learned stop of only three minutes was made here and all was confusion. The To- cal congressman could not open the door when the car reached here and his suspicious were aroused. He forced the door and found the messenger wounded as stated. When the train reached Frankfort, nine miles east of here, Lake was attended by physician. The would be robbers escaped, but it is be- ieved they secured no plunder.
 Four hundred men employed in the recon struction of the mammoth Equitable building in New York quit work yesterday on &C., count of the employment of nine non-union